Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 17:22
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 258 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 681 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1689 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Lighting 33.9 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 43.3 28% 38.2 fps	MRender 47.3 Gravity 43.9 Splatting 35.9 34% 42.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 368 366 364 368 364 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 383 Mixed 312 SusWrite 355 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 40.2 146% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 264 225% 330 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 137GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 278 278 279 278 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 292 Mixed 338 SusWrite 282 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 52.9 178% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 237 213% 323 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 178GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 122 124 125 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 126 Write 91.4 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 122 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 12GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 70.8 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 90.3 60% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: 1019 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 45 46 45 46 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 42.5 Write 43.7 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 44.2 30% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.6 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 72%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,045 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,317x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	251x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16